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Job 20:6

Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יַעֲלֶ֣הyaalehascend upעָלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, an unfinished actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…לַשָּׁמַ֣יִםlashamayimto heavenשָׁמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).שִׂיא֑וֹsivoexcellencyשִׂיאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “excellency”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7863elevationexcellency.וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹveroshvoand headרֹאשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.לָעָ֥בlaavto cloudעָבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to cloud”, the ordinary formH5645properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copseclay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare H5672 (עֲבִי).יַגִּֽיעַyagiareachנָגַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reach”, an unfinished actionH5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)beat, ([idiom] be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;

Young’s Literal Translation

Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike —

World English Bible

Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,

Darby Translation

Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,

Douay-Rheims

If his pride mount up even to heaven, and his head touch the clouds:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

although his gifts should go up to heaven, and his sacrifice reach the clouds.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐὰν ἀναβῇ εἰς οὐρανὸν αὐτοῦ τὰ δῶρα, ἡ δὲ θυσία αὐτοῦ νεφῶν ἅψηται.

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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